Put the body back on this eve. It was a right pain as of course Chris beautifuly fitting kit now took loads of trimming and tweaking to get it to sit right again.
Not sure its worth the hassle of changing the rear arches from the original kit as supplued
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I HOPE IT COMES OFF TOMORROW! !!!
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[SIZE="3"]The new former for the headlining came of really easily (phew!)
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I have sourced a fuel filler, so scoured the kitchen and workshop for something to use as a mould to make a recess for the filler. Found an old paint lid, screwed it to a bit of plastic on the bench. Covered it in release wax then gave it a thick coat of gell coat.[IMG]
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When that was dry, added a drain tube and built up some layers of grp.
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Just back from a rather nippy workshop, brrrrrr
Anyway, popped the filler recess off the mould, trimmed it, cut a hole in the body, fitted it and glassed it in lightly from underneath. I do a bit more glassing when I take the body off again.[IMG]
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Hi Peep s, yup nice cap, with a key, 20 squids. I am not sure if I will need the rubber gaskeprobably make another, as my drain is now central, not on the side.
Not much time this eve, but took the plunge and made my take on the rear vents.....
will glass later and fill in from behind. I will connect them so they pull some air from the inner wheel arch.
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The fillers are ex Fiat Coupe , a car I had not really looked at before, but its worth a look on Wiki. So its '92, and unrestore
Glad you like the vent, subject of a lot of umming and arring. I was going no-vent, but that rear quarter needs breaking up as its a big area, I think. However I found the existing vents too large, so heres my inbetweeny.
Re progress, thanks Chris, its just an hour after work, or two hours after eight when the kids are in bed
Heres this eves result. Inspired by the 275, and imho a need to break up the rear quarter view. For a couple of hrs marking, snipping and pugging I am pleased. Still needs a bit of fettling.
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Done the vents in the other side. They are quite similar to the other side, so I am happy!
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And the view from the rear...
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Thanks Big Cheese
By GRP sheet do you mean mat or pre- made stuff?
The pre made stuff I either snipped bits off the window surrounds to make the small triangles that hold the vents in position, or I just made a bit on some flat plastic stuff.
For good GRP work use a consolodating roller for a better finish and avoiding a resin rich material. Either a paddle wheel or washer type roller.
If you want Chopped Strand Mat, there must be somewhere local to you. Just Google Fibreglass supplies. 2oz is a nice weight.
ah no, those are just bits of white plastic people use for 'For Sale' signs etc. The are just a temporary former. Gel goes on top, when its dried lay up the GRP. When its gone off they are removed to leave a smooth section of GRP.
Any thing thin and bendy can be used, eg perspex, Formica, even thin ply, but you have to cover that with brown parcel tape to stop the gel sticking to it.
Pay attention Bond!
No I don't do it for a living...I specialize in Wooden boat restoration and repair, but GRP was part of the course back in '86..........
There is a link to my site via my username if you are interested!
I've done a bit more this eve, hopefully making the former to mould the boot gutter around, so I can use the MX boot seal.
Pics coming via phone.......
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Built up layers of plastic stuff to make a former for the grp.
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Used smooth shiny tape to hold it there, and plastercine in the corners to provide a radius.
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I'll put a layer of gell coat on now, but will have to take the body off to glass under it properly tomorrow.
Boot gutter/seal mount
Put a coat of gell on this morning, and another at lunch today. Glassed over the lot this eve. Only had time for two layers. Hope to put a couple more on tomorrow. Also glassed over the inside of the vents after a clean up.
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Oh xxxxxxxxx and xxxxx it!
The grp I did on fri eve still hasn't gone off. Silly me, I used a mixing pot and brush left overfrom epoxying a deck on a boat. Although I rinsed it well in acetone it has upset the polyester and its all still soft. I will havevto pull it off, clean it and
start again!
A sort of Mr Toad moment
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On a brighter note an afternoon trip to the local scrappy yielded a new 'baby', spotted by my 3 year old daughter, and two vents from a Nissan primera, plus one from another nussan. Which was just too good to leave. Both went home muddy,
but happy.
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I think it was a combo of epoxy contaminated brush and pot, and a bare minimum of cat. Nipped out after lunch and got it off. It was like plucking a chicken, and went on for ever. Loads of rag and acetone and its as good as its going to get. Re gelled and then came home. Kids now asleep, time to get down there and re-do it. Its put me ba
ck three days .
All back together again. 4% catalyst and its gone already.
Rear vents glassed too on the inside.
Pulled the former out. Da daaa! One gutter and seal mount. Just needs cutting down a bit and a bit of fettling!
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